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I wonder who the next pope will be. This is going to be very interesting. The scandals of the various cardinals is being aired like dirty laundry here.

Perhaps we could spare a thought or prayer for our Catholic friends and hope that the next Pope will be brave enough to tackle the mess that has befallen them and possibly set a path that others might follow with their own messes.

This will be very interesting and possibly a very big development.

Remember the Super 8 movies and slides from our pasts. The ones that got trundled around supporting churches and groups. Remember the little speeches that used to go with the shows, "And here is the first slide of a sad native, because he hasn't seen the light yet and the second slide shows a happy native and his family, who have seen the light". And the slides of how the "poor natives" lived and the slides of all the good things that the "good folk" were doing for them. What was happening was an expose of another culture and many many "faithful folk" at home got to see this and become supporters or "prayer warriors".

But what about the expose of the culture within missions? The culture of abuse. This is now the year 2013 and what was really going on is visible to anyone who cares to look at the internet. Oops different story now.
See it seemed to be allright to portray someone elses culture and private lives to ascertain the funding stream, but when what was going on behind closed doors suddenly comes to light with the advent of the internet age, then the "faithful folk and supporters" suddenly join the untold millions who are in the dark. And the only sound is silence and shredders.

Just struck me as rather ironic.

Maybe shouldn't say this and give them ideas but if they could they would use abused MKs to raise funds. After all groups have brought over from Asia children's choirs, rumors are there was abuse. Take children who can't speak the language and every night send them to someone's home. Doesn't sound like the kids were protected to me.

Alarm bells going off here. This is not out of the realms of possibility as it was happening in another mission in PNG when I was there to a lesser degree. The stunt was to take a New Guinean back to the States and then with a bit of traditional costume and some theatrics get the $$$$ pouring in. It was exploitation of a sort.
If however there is a sexual exploitation aspect to this, then the matter is best placed before those who will professionally and competently deal with this.

A little parable:

I was invited to attend the opening of a healthcare facility that I have an association with today. On the billing was the cutting of the ribbon by a very famous Kiwi Sporting Hero. Being a nice day and in need of some exercise, I put on my brilliant Dr. Suess Cycling shirt (Green Eggs and Ham in vibrant colours), loaded the cycling hound on to the back. Alas the celebrity and I were both running a little late, he being even later than I. So I roared up the drive to the entrance with my darkglasses and helmet on, where the masses of patients, staff and invited guests were awaiting the arrival of aforementioned celebrity. The manager, who knows the cycling hound and I very well, started clapping and the next thing I know I'm getting a heros welcome, cameras are out and the applause is sensational, culminating in a lap of honour and then shooting behind the facility to stow the bike. It turns out that many assumed that I was the celebrity Sportsman (ha, ha he plays rugby and is not Lance Armstrong). Anyway the hound was a great hit with the patients and stole the show.

Moral of the story:

1) Sometimes people see what they want to see, not what is obvious.
2) You can fool most of the people, if you do it right.
3) A hound riding a bike is very cool .

And:

4) If Lance Armstrong had ridden his bike to the opening of a healthcare facility, they might have detected those drugs in his pee a lot sooner.

You guys are the limit!
The limit of hilarity
And truth.
Who says they don't go together?
We are human, after all.
Many-faceted beings........